Rheinmetall Italia S.p.A.

Located in Rome, Rheinmetall Italia S.p.A., previously known as Oerlikon Contraves S.p.A, is a member of the Rheinmetall Defence Group.

Rheinmetall Italia is a leader in air defence and radar technology. The company has more than fifty years experience in the design, development and manufacturing of air surveillance and tracking radars in the frequency band from L up to W (millimetre waves) and it has been designated the "Radar House" of the Rheinmetall Group. The production focuses on the field of short- and very short-range defence systems.

Product Range

Air defence productsRheinmetall Italia's main business is the production of antiaircraft defence systems and the design, development and production of surveillance and target-tracking radar systems (for land and naval, conventional and missile applications) as well as logistical support of the systems it sells.

Space programmes and products Rheinmetall Italia has collaborated for many years with leading space agencies such as NASA, ESA, ASI, DRL and CONAE. In order to reinforce its position in the space technology market, both nationally and internationally. The portfolio includes micro-satellites, electronic and microwave products and modules, structures and mechanisms.

Civil productsRheinmetall Italia is also active in the air traffic control and management market. Since Rheinmetall Italia focuses mainly on radar sensors and the management of high-value resources, the company concentrates on microwave technology (antennae, transmitters and receivers) as well as signal and data processing.

DEB-RA® – Foreign Object Debris (FOD) – Detection Radar System

Smart airportRheinmetall Italia contributes to making international air travel safer: The US Federal Aviation Authority issued a special permit authorizing purchase of the world’s most advanced system for detecting foreign object debris at airports:
DEB-RA®

Oerlikon X-TAR3D – Search Radar family

Air defenceRheinmetall Italia's
X-TAR3D
is a three-dimensional tactical acquisition radar working in X-band and performing the functions of short range search, detection, acquisition, tracking, classification and identification of air targets flying at very low altitudes.